The compared drugs are actively used by doctors in such medical fields as psychiatry, addiction medicine and neurology. They belong to nootropic medications and have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the brain, the condition of its blood vessels, and metabolic functions. This has a positive effect on a person’s overall well-being, improves their memory and ability to concentrate, and also supports quality of life in certain chronic diseases. For the relief of acute conditions and recovery from alcoholic delirium in narcology, Vinpocetine is used less actively than Piracetam. It can be called a medicine that is optimally suited for maintenance therapy and rehabilitation.
Analogues of Vinpocetine tablets - list with prices
- Cavinton - from 400 rubles;
- Piracetam - from 100 rubles;
- Korsavin - from 300 rubles;
- Cinnarizine - from 70 rubles;
- Vinpoton - from 300 rubles;
- Bravinton - from 400 rubles.
For comparison, the price of vinpocetine:
Table - existing forms of the drug Avamys with prices *
| Name | Manufacturer | Active substance | Price |
| AVAMIS 27.5MCG/DOSE 120DOSE N1 FLACK NAZ SPRAY | Glaxo Operations UK Ltd | Fluticasone furoate | 658.10 RUR |
About the drug
Before considering drugs that replace Vinpocetine, it is worth familiarizing yourself with its properties, why is the medicine prescribed and how to use it?
Vinpocetine is a drug that improves blood circulation and metabolic processes in parts of the brain. The intake allows you to dilate blood vessels, increase blood flow, and provide the brain with nutritional components for normal functioning.
Release forms: tablets (5 mg) and concentrated solution for intravenous administration (10 mg). The manufacturer produces a stronger drug - Vinpocetine Forte. Contains tablets of 10 mg of active substance. Prices for Vinpocetine Forte in the form of tablets or solution in pharmacies are slightly higher, but do not exceed 100 - 200 rubles.
In some countries, Vinpocetine is registered as a common dietary supplement. In our country, it refers to drugs that have undergone the necessary clinical trials.
The active ingredient is Vinpocetine, which has a vasodilating effect. The main substance is produced from Vincamine and the alkaloid of the Vinca minor plant. Therefore, some sources classify it as a natural vascular remedy.
Doses and duration of administration are determined individually for each patient.
The instructions for use contain a number of contraindications and side effects. That is why it is important to study the contents of the insert before treatment.
Over the past few years, many Vinpocetine analogues have appeared on the pharmaceutical market, which are divided into synonyms (with a similar composition) and analogues (different composition, but similar properties). Such medicines are produced by domestic and foreign manufacturers, have different prices, and most often differ in the composition of auxiliary components and production technology.
The need to replace Vinpocetine with analogues increases if it is not on sale or if there are contraindications to its use. In any case, the replacement of medications must be agreed with the attending physician.
Features of use
Vinpocetine with piracetam is not a means of preventing diseases, not a dietary supplement. You should strictly adhere to the rules for taking medications. Do not exceed daily doses, do not take uncontrolled for a long time.
Dosage
- Piracetam. The daily dose is from 30 to 160 milligrams per 1 kilogram of human weight. Long-term use of doses up to 3.3 milligrams per day is possible (maintenance therapy).
Tablets: up to four times a day with meals.
Injections: intravenously or intramuscularly.
- Vinpocetine. The initial dose of the drug is 20 milligrams. Gradually, the daily dose increases to 1 milligram per kilogram of the patient’s weight. The course lasts up to two months.
Tablets: half an hour after eating.
Injections: intravenous (dropper).
Overdose symptoms
Overdose increases side effects. To alleviate the patient's condition, gastric lavage is performed. Activated carbon in regular dosage.
What is the difference between Cavinton and Vinpocetine?
A good substitute for Vinpocetine, the analog Cavinton, which has the same composition and mechanism of action, but a higher cost, is produced by another manufacturer (Hungarian).
The active component in Cavinton is Vinpocetine, which has the ability to improve metabolic processes, dilate blood vessels, and reduce the risk of blood clots. This property is considered important for patients with vascular pathologies or those who are at risk of developing a stroke or heart attack.
When choosing which is better between Cavinton and Vinpocetine, it is important to pay attention to the content of additional components of the medicine. As part of the analogue, they are safer, which reduces the number of contraindications and improves tolerability.
Cavinton and Vinpocetine have the same indications for use, but the price of the analogue is three times higher. Thus, the price of Cavinton is about 250 - 300 rubles per pack of 10 tablets, and the cost of Vinpocetine does not exceed 60 rubles.
If you look at the reviews, you can note that the foreign analogue Cavinton is much better tolerated. When choosing between two medications, doctors often prescribe Cavinton, since during the production process, all components undergo deeper purification, which minimizes the risk of side effects.
Table - existing forms of the drug Cavinton with prices *
| Name | Manufacturer | Active substance | Price |
| CAVINGTON COMFORT 0.01 N90 TABLE DISPERG | Gedeon Richter OJSC | Vinpocetine | 640.30 RUR |
| CAVINTON COMFORT 0.01 N30 TABLE DISPERG | Gedeon Richter OJSC | Vinpocetine | 284.70 RUR |
| CAVINGTON FORTE 0.01 N90 TABLE | Gedeon Richter – Rus ZAO | Vinpocetine | 723.70 RUR |
| CAVINGTON 0.005/ML 10ML N5 AMP END D/R-RA D/INF | Gedeon Richter OJSC | Vinpocetine | RUR 322.80 |
| CAVINTON 0.005/ML 5ML N10 AMP END D/R-RA D/INF | Gedeon Richter OJSC | Vinpocetine | RUR 314.00 |
| CAVINTON 0.005/ML 2ML N10 AMP END D/R-RA D/INF | Gedeon Richter OJSC | Vinpocetine | 229.10 RUR |
| CAVINGTON FORTE 0.01 N30 TABLE | Gedeon Richter – Rus ZAO | Vinpocetine | RUB 292.80 |
| CAVINGTON 0.005 N50 TABLE | Gedeon Richter – Rus ZAO | Vinpocetine | 239.80 RUR |
Interaction
Despite the good tolerability of the drug, Vinpocetine tablets are incompatible with heparin or anticoagulants, as this can provoke the development of vasculitis, hemorrhage or other disorders of the circulatory system.
It is not recommended to take the drug together with anticonvulsants, as this will reduce their effect. Vinpocytine tablets can be used with other medications, but still, if a person is taking any medications, he must inform the doctor about this.
Piracetam or Vinpocetine - which is better?
An analogue of Vinpocetine is Piracetam, which is a synthetic nootropic drug for the treatment of neurological diseases. Available in tablets and injection solutions, it can be prescribed to children and adults.
The basis of the drug is piracetam - it stimulates metabolic processes in parts of the brain, increases the synthesis of phospholipids and RNA. Application allows you to increase memory, facilitate the learning process, and improve mental performance. The main indications for the use of Piracetam are the following conditions:
- consequences of stroke;
- comatose states;
- vascular diseases;
- depressive disorders;
- cerebral palsy;
- Parkinson's disease.
Piracetam is prescribed not only for neurological diseases, but also for mental disorders, as well as conditions in which there is a decrease in intellectual abilities.
Piracetam differs from Vinpocetine not only in composition, but also in some effect after use. Therefore, without first consulting a doctor, replacing one medicine with another is strictly prohibited. Similarities between medications in affordable prices. So the price for Piracetam ranges from 50 to 100 rubles per package.
Table - existing forms of piracetam with prices *
| Name | Manufacturer | Active substance | Price |
| PIRACETAM 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP RR V/V V/M /ORGANIC/ | Organika, JSC | Piracetam | 56.20 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.8 N30 TABLE P/PLEN/COAT | OZONE, LLC | Piracetam | 63.60 RUR |
| PIRACETAM VELPHARM 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP R-R V/V V/M | WELFARM, LLC | Piracetam | 121.80 RUR |
| PIRACETAM OBOLENSKOE 0.8 N30 TABLE P/O | Obolenskoye Pharmaceutical Enterprise, JSC | Piracetam | 95.50 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP RR IV V/M/BIOCHIMIC | Biokhimik PJSC | Piracetam | 48.30 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP RR V/V V/M/GROTEX | Grotex, LLC | Piracetam | 62.20 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.4 N60 CAPS / OZONE | OZONE, LLC | Piracetam | 117.90 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP RR IV IM INPUT /BORISOV/ | Borisov Medical Preparations Plant, JSC | Piracetam | 51.70 RUR |
| PIRACETAM BUFUS 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP R-R V/V V/M | Update of PFC JSC | Piracetam | 63.90 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.4 N30 CAPS | BELMEDPREPARATY, RUP | Piracetam | 53.70 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.2/ML 5ML N10 AMP SR IV IM /BELMEDPREPARATIONS/ | BELMEDPREPARATY, RUP | Piracetam | 59.50 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 1.2 N20 TABLE P/PLEN/COAT | OZONE, LLC | Piracetam | 69.90 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.4 N60 TABLE P/PLEN/COAT | OZONE, LLC | Piracetam | 60.10 RUR |
| PIRACETAM 0.2 N60 TABLE P/PLEN/COAT | OZONE, LLC | Piracetam | 27.00 RUR |
Corsavin or Vinpocetine - which helps better?
A structural substitute for Vinpocetine is Korsavin, which has a psychostimulating, nootropic effect and is often used in the treatment of neurological diseases. Belongs to a group of drugs that improve blood circulation and metabolic processes in the brain. Contains 5 mg Vinpocetine.
Korsavin is indicated for:
- dyscirculatory encephalopathy;
- vascular atherosclerosis;
- ischemia;
- vasovegetative disorders.
Therapy with its use allows you to transport oxygen to the brain tissues and enhance metabolic processes. Korsavin is used as a symptomatic drug, has a wide spectrum of action, and can only be prescribed by a doctor.
The medicine is not prescribed to pregnant women; it is contraindicated in case of severe heart pathologies, acute heart attack or stroke.
Korsavin has a low price, about 50 - 90 rubles per package.
Pharmacological action
Piracetam is the main active component of piracetam, which is quickly, without residue, absorbed into the circulatory system, overcoming the blood-brain barrier (from the blood to the brain structures) and distributed throughout the cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Functions of this drug:
- accelerates metabolic processes in brain cells and increases blood flow to the structures of the central nervous system;
- improving the rheological properties (prevents platelets from sticking to each other) of blood;
- protection (protection) of neurocytes (brain cells) from damage.
The result is improved memory, increased perception of information and brain performance.
Vinpocetine - in addition to vascular effects (relaxation of the walls of brain vessels and, as a result, improvement of blood circulation in tissues), has others: improves blood fluidity, increases attention, increases the ability of cells to tolerate hypoxia (lack of oxygen).
Cinnarizine or vinpocetine - what to choose
Cinnarizine is a nootropic drug that improves blood circulation in parts of the brain and increases mental performance. Cinnarizine and Vinpocetine have similar effects, are included in the same price category, but differ in composition and release form.
One tablet contains 25 mg of Cinnarizine, which is the basis of the medicine. You can buy the drug in a single form - tablets for oral administration. The mechanism of action is aimed at dilating blood vessels and improving blood flow in the peripheral tissues of the brain.
Cinnarizine is used in the symptomatic treatment of neurological pathologies, including:
- cerebrovascular insufficiency;
- vestibular disorders;
- migraine prevention;
- diabetic angiopathy;
- cardiac ischemia.
Indicated for frequent headaches, tinnitus, frequent dizziness, or decreased memory and concentration. Unlike Vinpocetine, Cinnarizine can be prescribed to children over 5 years of age.
Contraindications for use include pregnancy, allergies to the composition, galactosemia, acute vascular pathologies.
The dosage depends on the diagnosis. Cinnarizine is a domestically produced drug and has an affordable price that does not exceed 50 rubles. per pack of 50 tablets.
Table - existing forms of the drug Cinnarizine with prices *
| Name | Manufacturer | Active substance | Price |
| CINNARIZINE 0.025 N50 TABLE / OZONE | OZONE, LLC | Cinnarizine | 53.20 RUR |
| CINNARIZINE 0.025 N56 TABLE IND/UP/RENEWAL | Update of PFC JSC | Cinnarizine | 68.80 RUR |
| CINNARIZINE AVEXIMA 0.025 N50 TABLE | Avexima Siberia LLC | Cinnarizine | 62.60 RUR |
| CINNARIZINE SOPHARMA 0.025 N50 TABLE | Sopharma JSC | Cinnarizine | 52.50 RUR |
| CINNARIZINE 0.025 N50 TABLE /PHARMA/ | Pharma AD | Cinnarizine | 45.00 RUR |
How to properly use cinquefoil for joints
Sabelnik belongs to the group of medicinal plants. It has numerous beneficial properties and can suppress many pathologies. The leaves and roots have a medicinal effect. You can collect the herb yourself or purchase it at a pharmacy. Sabelnik is not a rare species; its thickets can be found in swamps or lowlands. The plant is most often used to prevent pathologies of bone tissue and joints.
Properties and benefits
Esters, carotene and retinol, flavonoids and aromatic organic substances are found in the rhizomes of cinquefoil. The plant is rich in vitamin C, which controls many processes. Thanks to it, calcium absorption increases several times, reducing the risk of developing malignant tumors and bone metastases.
The plant has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect that affects joints after the first use. Sabelnik prevents the development and treats many pathologies of the musculoskeletal system.
It is used for:
- reduced immunity;
- rheumatism;
- arthrosis;
- arthritis;
- tendonitis (inflammation of tendons);
- bursitis (damage to the joint capsule);
- ligamentitis (inflammation of ligaments);
- fibrositis (fascial pathology);
- dislocations;
- poor joint mobility;
- osteoarthritis;
- osteoporosis;
- osteochondrosis;
- gout;
- epicondylitis (disorder of the elbow joint);
- humeroscapular periarthritis;
- subluxations;
- injuries.
The primary effect of treatment with cinquefoil relates to salt deposits and inflammatory processes in bone tissue. To achieve maximum effect, therapy with preparations from the plant must be used for a long time and regularly. If you follow all the recommendations, you can refuse expensive medications.
Typically, rhizomes are used to prepare cinquefoil-based recipes. The concentration of beneficial substances in the leaves is not so high, but many people prepare tea based on them.
Dosage forms
Extracts from cinquefoil are presented in various preparations. Creams, tinctures, ointments, tablets and oils with the plant are available in the pharmacy. Any category of drugs has a similar effect to each other and is used in accordance with the instructions.
- Sabelnik Evalar in tablets (from 150 rubles)
1 tablet contains 400 mg of the main active ingredient. An additional element is microcrystalline cellulose.
Application: for pathologies of the spine and bones, it is recommended to take 1 tablet with food for 25-30 days. The repeated course begins after 10-15 days.
Properties: the tablets contain a monocomponent of plant origin - an extract from the roots of the marsh cinquefoil. When developing the drug, special pharmaceutical technologies are used that preserve all the beneficial components of the plant. The medicine was tested at the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy of St. Petersburg.
What does the application give:
- immediate inhibition of inflammation;
- elimination of pain at different stages of the disease, tension in muscle tissue and swelling in the joint;
- reducing the daily dose of any anti-inflammatory drugs and steroid medications;
- no side effects.
- Sabelnik ointment (from 320 RUR)
Indications: the extract of the substance in an ointment base is intended for external use. Recommended for the prevention and treatment of gout, rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis, heel spurs and sciatic neuralgia.
Action: after applying the ointment, the antitumor, analgesic and sedative effect is activated. Regular use effectively removes salts from the joint capsule and increases blood flow. The ointment is actively used for injuries, bruises, dislocations or sprains. As a combination therapy with other drugs, it supports the spine during hernia of various parts.
Compound:
- premium palm oil;
- cinquefoil alcohol extract;
- fir oil;
- mint oil;
- eucalyptus esters;
- chamomile extract;
- softening components.
Usage: apply a small layer of ointment to the area of diseased bones about 4 times a day. The duration of treatment is one month. After a break of 40 days, treatment with cinquefoil is resumed.
Before treating a disease, it is necessary to confirm the correctness of the diagnosis. Learn about ultrasound of joints.
- Sabelnik tincture (from 160 RUR)
An alcohol infusion from the plant is a powerful drug in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. It is taken orally or applied externally.
Properties: has an immediate effect when applied to the skin of the diseased area. Promotes the expansion of blood vessels, the outflow of blood and lymph. When applied regularly, it increases joint mobility and does not have a systemic effect.
Application:
- External. A bandage folded in several layers is soaked in the tincture and applied to the affected area. Application time is no more than 20 minutes. After 40 minutes the procedure is repeated. At night, another compress is made. It is not recommended to close the bandage to avoid burns or irritation. The course of treatment is 21 days, then it is recommended to switch to ointment.
- Inside. Every day after meals, cinquefoil tincture is taken 2-3 times. The drug is diluted 1:1 and taken a teaspoon for 25 days. Then rest for a week.
- Cream Sabelnik (from 120 rub.)
Compound:
- glycerin base, wax, stearate;
- vegetable oils (cedar, corn, lanolin);
- cinquefoil oil extract, chamomile, rose hips, horse chestnut, nettle;
- elecampane extract in alcohol, wild rosemary, melilot, wormwood, plantain, horsetail;
- vitamins E and A;
- collagen hydrolyzate;
- panthenol, withanol.
Indications: persistent deposition of salts in joints, limitation of their mobility, osteochondrosis, radiculitis. There are no contraindications for use. Use with caution in case of individual sensitivity to the components of the cream.
Application:
- Neuralgia, pain syndrome. The cream is rubbed into the pain area with massage movements without pressure for 3 minutes up to 2-4 times a day.
- The course is at least 14 days. The maximum period of use is 21 days.
- Arthritis, arthrosis, salt deposits. The cream is intensively rubbed into the area of the affected joint for about 2 minutes up to 3 times a day.
- The effect is enhanced when the area is covered with a warm cloth. Duration of use is about 21 days.
- Mirolla Sabelnik oil (from 150 RUR)
The oil extract can be used externally, internally, and for baths.
External use is in the form of compresses once a day. A cotton swab is soaked in the drug and fixed to the affected area with a bandage. The course of treatment lasts 1 month.
You can take cinquefoil oil 15-17 drops per 50 ml of water with food once a day. The course of treatment is at least 9 days. Can be alternated with alcohol tincture of cinquefoil.
To warm up and relieve joint inflammation, you can take warm baths with cinquefoil oil. The only contraindication is arthritis in the acute stage. Add a cap of oil to 3 liters of water. The limbs are kept in water for 20 minutes. After the procedure, the feet are wiped dry and treated with cinquefoil ointment.
Recipes based on cinquefoil
We invite you to familiarize yourself with several recipes:
- Recipe 1
Goose fat is used to make the drug. It has excellent absorbent abilities. The animal product can be replaced with lanolin cream, but fat has more medicinal properties.
For 75 mg of fat, take a teaspoon of cinquefoil and pepper tincture, one capsule of vitamin E and 10 grams of honey. Mix everything thoroughly in a non-metallic container and apply a thin layer to the area of the sore joint.
Thanks to red pepper, intense heating occurs, so the components of the plant are better absorbed into the skin and enter the capillaries. But using the product during exacerbations is not recommended.
After one use:
- blood circulation and lymph flow improves;
- muscle tone and joint mobility increases;
- pain in the limbs is relieved.
- Recipe 2
You can make an alcoholic potion from cinquefoil yourself. To do this, you need to buy dry rhizomes of the plant. They need to be ground into powder. Then 2 large spoons of powder are poured into 500 ml of vodka. The tincture is aged for 20 days in the dark and cool. After extracting the extract, the drug must be filtered. The tincture is taken in diluted form, 5-7 ml 3 times a day.
- Recipe 3
A decoction of cinquefoil in baths for leg joints has a quick effect. After regular use, the inflammatory process is suppressed, and mobility returns to the joints. Both roots and leaves of cinquefoil are suitable for decoction. To obtain a concentrated decoction, take 50 grams of dry herb and brew it in 500 ml of water. The drug is brought to a boil in a water bath. For one procedure, 100 ml of decoction per 2 liters of water is enough. The feet are kept in the bath for about 20 minutes. They can be done daily.
- Recipe 4
The roots of the cinquefoil are crushed and poured with boiling water so that the water covers the grass by 0.5 cm. After two hours, the powder from the roots should swell well. It is squeezed out of excess water and poured out. Add any vegetable oil to the wet mixture. The consistency should not be liquid. The resulting drug is laid out on a piece of bandage, then it is rolled up and applied to the affected area. To keep the bandage in place, a bandage is required. The compress lasts 40 minutes. The course of treatment is 1 time per day for 20 days.
- Recipe 5
Homemade cinquefoil oil has no less effect than the pharmaceutical preparation. About 120 grams of root powder is poured into 500 ml of unrefined sunflower oil. The drug is infused for 20 days in the dark and cool. Shake the mixture periodically. After aging, the oil is well filtered. It is used for compresses 2 times a day. You can make applications for 7 days with a break of 4 days.
- Recipe 6
About 30 grams of crushed root is poured into 250 ml of boiling water. Then the drug is adjusted in a water bath for 15 minutes. The product is infused for about an hour. The boiled root is squeezed out and can be applied to the joint. Add water to the remaining liquid to 250 ml. The medicine is taken 15 ml 3 times a day.
- Recipe 7
Sabelnik root (100 grams) is brewed in 250 ml of water. After swelling, add 30 grams of buckwheat honey to the mixture. The drug is thoroughly mixed and infused for two hours in the refrigerator. Then it is heated and applied to the joint area with a spatula. Leave the compress on for about 40 minutes and wash off. After the procedure, it is recommended to apply cinquefoil ointment.
- Recipe 8
Drinking a decoction of the plant is good for eliminating muscle pain. For preparation you will need 2 large spoons of chopped roots. They are filled with 500 ml of hot water in a thermos. After 2 hours, filter the infusion and take 100 ml between meals 2-3 times a day for 15-20 days.
- Recipe 9
Poultices for joints made from fresh leaves and roots are no less effective than ointments and rubs. A fresh plant is cut, poured with boiling water for 25 minutes and squeezed. Leaves and roots are placed in gauze, soaked in infusion and kept on the joints. Treatment time is 40 minutes. You can make poultices all the time while the cinquefoil is blooming.
- Recipe 10
In acute periods of pathology, you can prepare a cooling ointment. It will relieve pain and stress on the joint. A few drops of horsetail in alcohol and lemon balm oil are added to the ointment with cinquefoil. Rub the drug 3 times a day for 10 days. If the acute attack of arthritis has subsided, stop using this ointment until the next time.
The beneficial abilities of cinquefoil have helped many in eliminating the most complex progressive diseases of joints and bones. Therapy with cinquefoil is successfully combined with pharmaceutical drugs. Caution is advised if the patient is allergic to herbs.
You can learn about individual dosing of cinquefoil and other herbs from this video.
Vinpotone or Vinpocetine - which helps better?
Vinpoton is a corrector of cerebral circulatory disorders. The basis of the drug is Vinpocetine, which has a vasodilator, antiaggregation, and antihypoxic effect. Vinpoton is a development of the Polfa pharmaceutical plant (Poland) and has an affordable price that does not exceed 30 - 60 rubles per package.
The intake improves blood circulation and is prescribed as a symptomatic remedy in the treatment of stroke, brain injury, memory impairment and other conditions accompanied by impaired cerebral blood flow. The effect of taking it appears 1 – 2 weeks after the first dose.
Unlike Vinpocetine, Vinpoton has a smaller list of contraindications and is better tolerated.
Instructions for use of Vinpoton tablets will allow you to obtain more detailed information about the medicine.
Phenibut
Initially, it was created for astronauts who hang out in the Universe for who knows how long without a wife, without children, without television and other human joys. And since astronauts are also people, in such conditions stress will sooner or later overwhelm them.
If you give them tranquilizers on the way, then at their orbital station they will float like sleepy flies and have difficulty thinking.
It was necessary to create a tool that could relieve stress and at the same time maintain performance. Phenibut became such a drug.
How does it work?
Phenibut is a derivative of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).
But GABA that comes from outside (not synthesized in the body) does not pass through the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Therefore, a conductor was attached to it - a phenyl group - which pulls GABA through the BBB.
Plus, the phenyl group has an activating effect on other mediators.
And what happened? On the one hand, GABA has an inhibitory effect, which means it inhibits impulses of anxiety, tension, restlessness, and improves sleep.
On the other hand, the phenyl group provides joy and the desire to act.
The result is complete calm and moderate activity. Therefore, in the instructions we read about a tranquilizing (calming) and at the same time psychostimulating effect.
What else?
- Reduces manifestations of asthenia.
- Improves attention, memory, reaction speed.
- If you drink it in a course, it increases physical and mental performance.
- Reduces the inhibitory effect of alcohol on the brain.
- Improves cerebral blood flow, which means brain nutrition.
When is it used?
- With increased anxiety, fear, worry.
- For sleep disorders and nightmares.
- With alcohol withdrawal syndrome,
- In children - for tics, stuttering, enuresis.
Carefully:
For erosions, gastrointestinal ulcers, because irritates the gastric mucosa.
Side effects
Drowsiness, dizziness, headache, nausea, allergies.
How is it taken?
Adults: 1-2 t. 3 times a day after meals. Average course – 3 weeks.
Children from 3 years old: ½ - 1 t. 3 times a day.
Drug interactions
Strengthens the effect of sleeping pills, narcotics, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants, alcohol.
Synonymous replacement:
Noofen, Anvifen.
Bravinton or Vinpocetine - what to choose
An analogue in composition and mechanism of action is Bravinton. Refers to vasodilating agents to improve blood circulation in the brain. Bravinton contains 5 mg of vinpocetine in tablets and 10 mg in solution for infusion. The advantage of the medicine is its low price - about 50 rubles.
Vinpocetine and its analogue Bravinton are prescribed as a symptomatic remedy for the following diseases and conditions:
- rehabilitation after hemorrhagic stroke;
- disturbance of cerebral blood flow;
- vascular diseases of the retina;
- Meniere's disease.
The medication has the ability to increase mental productivity, improve memory, and eliminate sleep problems. Prescribed to persons with pathological weakness, lethargy, and chronic fatigue.
Bravinton is not prescribed in the acute period of vascular pathologies, children under 18 years of age and pregnant women. Before use, be sure to consult a doctor.
Indications
Piracetam:
- Atherosclerosis (formation of plaques on the walls of blood vessels) in the brain;
- Vascular tremor (shaking);
- Increased muscle tone, making it impossible to maintain balance;
- Psychoorganic disorders (decreased intelligence, problems with memory and attention, mental anxiety);
- Aphasia (speech disorder);
- Frequent dizziness;
- During the recovery period after suffering a TBI (traumatic brain injury).
- In psychiatric practice: depression, with a predominance in the clinic of adynamia (inactivity).
- For acute viral neuroinfections (brain infections), to reduce hypoxia (lack of oxygen) and ischemia (lack of blood supply) of the brain.
- In acute drug and drug intoxication, to prevent the development of delirium (mental disorder from clouded consciousness to coma).
